I have owned a pair of Klipsch RP-5000 and I have auditioned the Forte IIIs. I found them both to be hard to listen to for long periods of time. The La Scalas I auditioned had a nice airy sound to them, but the sound stage and imaging were lacking. Many people say that Focals are bright. I have not found this to be true. I can listen to my Aria 936s all day and they never annoy. I power them with a Hegel H390 and use a Audiolab 6000CDT transport played through the Hegel DAC.
Speakers I have owned:
Infinity Kappa 7 Klipsch RP-5000 KLH Kendall Focal Aria 936
Speakers I have owned:
Infinity Kappa 7 Klipsch RP-5000 KLH Kendall Focal Aria 936